Guide

Condor bike frames are designed in London and handmade in northern Italy by specialist builders using premium tubing.

Co-op bike frames are designed by REI’s Co-op Cycles and built by contract OEM factories—mostly in Taiwan and Vietnam—on a model-by-model basis.

Carrera bikes are Halfords’ own brand, designed in the UK and manufactured for Halfords by contract factories, commonly in Taiwan and China.

Brand-X bikes are Wiggle/Chain Reaction house models, built by contracted OEM factories and sold mainly through those retailers.

Access bikes were the in-house bicycle line from Performance Bicycle, built by contracted factories and sold through Performance’s stores and site.

Rollfast bikes were branded by D.P. Harris and built mainly by H.P. Snyder in Little Falls, New York, with production continuing into the mid-1970s.

Ceres bikes come from different makers: a German brand’s gravel models and retailer house ranges in the UK/US.

Honda vs Yamaha bikes: the better pick depends on your use case—Honda for set-and-forget ownership, Yamaha for lively performance and price wins.

Carrera bikes for Halfords are an in-house brand: designed in the UK, built by selected OEM factories in Asia, and sold exclusively through Halfords.

B’Twin bikes are a Decathlon brand: design runs from the B’Twin Village in Lille, with assembly and sourcing spread across Europe and Asia.